Principle of ocean science

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What was the name of the boat on which Charles Darwin travelled?

HMS Beagle in 1970

What is the total area of land?

149 X 10^6 km^2

What is the total marine environment area?

361 X 10^6 km^2

What are the importances of the oceans

Drives weather patterns, contributes to worlds food supplies and provide materials for industry and medicine

What is the deepest place in the ocean?

Mariana Trench 11022\ 6.8 miles

What is the deepest ocean?

Pacific Ocean (4200 m)

What are the four oceans?

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

What is marine biology?

The study of the living organisms that inhabit the seas and their interactions with each other and their environment.

What is oceanography?

the study of oceans and their phenomena


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